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  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series WINTER

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play and be free-range kids all while developing self-confidence […]

  • Girls into the Wild Winter (Katie)

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Join us in winter 2022 for more romping wildly through the field and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll visit our favorite places to play in the forest, […]

  • Art & Games in the Forest After School Series WINTER

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    The Winter session of Art in the Forest will have two focuses; art and games! On the calmer, gentler days of Winter we will explore our own imagination and expression […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool Series WINTER

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play and be free-range kids all while developing self-confidence and […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool Series WINTER

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play and be free-range kids all while developing self-confidence and learning valuable social skills. In Winter Nature Play After School we will explore snowy wooded trails and fields, make snow villages, and sled down the […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool Series WINTER

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Hitchcock’s Junior Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play and be free-range kids all while developing self-confidence and learning valuable social skills. During Winter Junior Nature Play we will explore snowy wooded trails and fields, make snow villages, and sled down the […]

  • Girls into the Wild Winter(Katie)

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Join us in winter 2022 for more romping wildly through the field and forests of the Hitchcock Center. As always we’ll visit our favorite places to play in the forest, […]

  • Fireside Chat – Moon Gazing & Winter Owls

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Adult Programs

    Fireside Chats  with Hitchcock staff and guests  Casual conversations centered on nature, around a fire, enjoying the beauty of a crisp winter evening with hot beverages and nibbles. Thursdays at 6pm  January 20 –  Moon Gazing & Winter Owls  February 17 – Natural History of a cup of Hot Chocolate  March 17 – Indigenous Plant […]

  • January Curriculum Days-No school for Amherst public schools

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Friday January 21th  9:00 am to 3:00 pm Ages 6-9 or grades 1st - 3th* Fee per Child: Tier A-$95 | Tier B-$76 | Tier C-$57  | Tier D-$38 Total number of participants: 12 Come play outside on this day off for Amherst elementary schoolers! Bring a snack, lunch and water bottle and come prepared […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods Winter

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    We go to the woods to think, learn, play, and explore in this afterschool series for upper-elementary schoolers. We will roam the grounds of the Hitchcock Center as we watch the seasons change our beautiful woods. We will visit stump city, ferns, and the far-away woods, play some organized games, and learn about the animals, […]